Premier League: West Ham vs Chelsea betting tips

The new Premier League season is back for its second week, and West Ham United host Chelsea to kick things off on Friday night at the London Stadium.

West Ham had an awful start to the campaign by losing 3-0 away at Sunderland, while Chelsea played out a dull 0-0 draw at home to Crystal Palace. Can either side record their first win?

Ladbrokes takes you through the latest odds and betting tips for this feisty Premier League clash between London rivals under the lights.

Chelsea looked sluggish in their opener at Stamford Bridge against Crystal Palace, but they were playing a well-coached and highly-organised team under Oliver Glasner. There is little to suggest that West Ham under Graham Potter are either of those.

New boys Sunderland thoroughly outplayed the Hammers, who looked bereft of ideas. They'll need to turn things around quickly to avoid being dragged into a relegation battle, but we can't see it happening this weekend. The Blues see themselves as serious contenders this year, and we're backing Enzo Maresca's men to get their first three points on the board.

After some scintillating performances at the Club World Cup, there were big expectations of Cole Palmer heading into this season. However, his performance on the opening weekend looked more like the Palmer from the second half of last season, who struggled for rhythm and saw the goals dry up.

Class is permanent, though. The playmaker has a goal or assist each time he's played against these opponents for Chelsea, and with the current state of West Ham's defence, we expect Palmer to grab a goal en route to a Chelsea win on Friday.

You wonder where West Ham would be without their captain and talisman Jarrod Bowen. He is at the centre of everything good the Irons do, and cut a forlorn figure as his team were consigned to defeat at the Stadium of Light.

Equally capable of playing on the right or down the middle, the England forward was threatening in the first half last weekend before his team were torn apart in the second. Back at home, he'll be right up for it and we think he'll get at least one shot on target, especially as there's a decent chance of him leading the line.

Another rare bright spark for West Ham is new signing El Hadji Malick Diouf from Sparta Prague. The left back has plenty of attacking threat and suits Potter's wing-backs system, but has plenty to learn defensively in the Premier League.

Much of Chelsea's build-up is centred down the right hand flank, with the likes of Palmer, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandez and Reece James creating overloads in those areas. That might prove too much for the young wing back to handle, and in a febrile atmosphere we can see Diouf picking up his first yellow card in English football.

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